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Commerce of Lucerne—Benefits of Martyrdom—A Bit of History—The Home of Cuckoo Clocks—A Satisfactory Revenge—The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby's—A Forgotten Story—Wanted to be Postmaster—A Tennessean at Washington—He Concluded to Stay a While—Application of the Story

The Rigi-Kulm—Its Ascent—Stripping for Business—A Mountain Lad—An English Tourist—Rail-road up the Mountain—Villages and Mountain—The Jodlers—About Ice Water—The Felsenthor—Too Late—Lost in the Fog—The Rigi-Kulm Hotel—The Alpine Horn—Sunrise at Night

A Trip by Proxy—A Visit to the Furka Regions—Deadman's Lake—Source of the Rhone—Glacier Tables—Storm in the Mountains—At Grindelwald—Dawn on the Mountains—An Explanation Required—Dead Language—Criticism of Harris's Report

Preparations for a Tramp—From Lucerne to Interlaken—The Brünig Pass—Modern and Ancient Chalets—Death of Pontius Pilate—Hermit Home of St Nicholas—Landslides—Children Selling Refreshments—How they Harness a Horse—A Great Man—Honors to a Hero—A Thirsty Bride—For Better or Worse—German Fashions—Anticipations—Solid Comfort—An Unsatisfactory Awakening—What we had Lost—Our Surroundings